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Being a firefighter, I have to suggest NOT using the Propane Torch on the roof or the gutters. Use Pumbaa's list of things to use and one other suggestion would be to add some insulation in those areas (on the inside) you have a heat lost issue in those areas causing the snow to melt and freeze...

Well it 0530 in the morning, I just had this sudden erg to go to the bathroom because why, I heard running water, why is it O 530 well that’s because it’s oh my god it’s to early for “that was not my hard lemonade I just heard explode!! Was it?” That’s right that was the sound I heard this...

I like to play Firefighter and EMT in myspare time, the rest of the time I spend in the woods with my kids Geocaching, hunting, fishing and brewing for the guys on my department. My wife says that I never have any spare time.

You said it's the same money. Hell you will save about a hundie a week in gas alone. that is a great savings right there. I had that kinda change about 2 yrs ago I went from 1hr drive to 3mins. I was spending about $40.00 every 2 days to now $20.00 a week.

The ruling on all steel tanks is as long as DOT (The Department of Transportation) has not pulled the exception on the bottle, they will last forever. Unless the do not pass a hydrostatic test that has to be done every 5 years on most steel tanks, 3 years on aluminum and composite, 12 years on...

It's still fun to go back to. Have you tried the side view?

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I just took out 2-5 gallon carboys one is a hard lemonade and the other a hard cider out of a bathtub that I had in there for about a week. Wanted to keep the temp down between 66-68*F. With the temps dropping down towards the end of the week I use a old Aquarium heater to keep the temp from...

I started this about a week ago I used 5 cans of lemons and 1 of lime frozen conentrate. I mixed the 2 frozen conentrate cans into every 1 gallon of water to help cool the 2 1/2 gallons of sugar/water. As for the yeast, I used safale-56 and started the yeast just in water for 15 minutes then...

When I built my wort chiller, I used flexible 3/8 copper tube and bent it around the inside of a bucket. I used about 15-20 feet of copper tube. The cold water goes directly to the bottom on the coil and then comes all the way up thought the coil. It will cool 5 gallons of wort from boiling to...

Seems a little faster I will play with it to find out.

There is a good pod cast dated May 4, 2006 on basic brewing radio where they interview Tony Simmons about the beer he designed Poor Richards Ale for the AHA's toast to Ben Franklin’s' 300th Birthday and he talks about the addition of molasses to the recipe. There is a lot of information about...

Well I have good new I'm obese so they say 5'11" 268lbs thats obese Oh well I will live to be 70 if I stay normal. If I become optimistic I can add another 19 years to my life. Well I guess I will become optimistic so I can drool on and wet myself but I will still brew beer.

Well, I have waited for some suggestions or ideas from anyone however; the time has come to make the apple pie cider. The 5 gallons of apple cider is in the carboy with 1lb of brown sugar. I will let this ferment in a primary for about 4 weeks then transfer to secondary were I will add 2 sticks...

This is going to be my first attempt at making cider, I have been brewing beer for about two years, now going to try my hand at cider. I had some apple pie cider that was made with soft apple cider, Ever-clear, cinnamon, and a touch of vanilla. I’m not sure if that was or what else was in...

Anyone know were to get a 5 gallon barrel that had been used for bourbon? Does Jack Daniels or any other Tennessee whiskey maker have 5 gallon barrels that you can buy?

The beer that I brewed was a pilsner using 7.75 lbs of 6 row and 2 lbs corn with a lot of hops 1oz cluster 60min, 1oz hallertauer 30 min, and 1oz hallertauer 15 min. I used #2112 Wyeast California Lager and that seemed to slow by Thursday but started back up Thursday night and went until...

Poor Richards Ale is the recipe that was used to Celebrate the 300th anniversary of Benjamin Franklin’s birth on January 17, 2006.

This weekend I was up north in Roscommon, Mi for the annual Michigan State Fire Fighters Memorial weekend. I had taken a 5 gallon batch of Poor Richards Ale, while sitting around the camp fire with a lot of us drinking the ale and other, a discussion came about on how to brew the Poor Richards...

Well I took both of your advice and left the brew at home to continue on into a secondary. However, I did take a keg of some Poor Richards Ale and had many complements.